Shincheonji and Corona: a summary of the charges, latest events and the decision of the judge - Financial News
SCJ was accused of obstructing the Corona preventive measures and omitting the information required by the authorities in charge. Here are a couple of articles that summarize the charges, latest events and the decision of the judge.
"Interference with Corona prevention activities" arrest warrants filed for five executives of Sincheonji
With the exclusion of the Chairman Lee Man-hee, a warrant hearing is scheduled for the 8th. Charges such as deletion of data and attempting to destroy evidence.
Article upload 2020.07.06. 4:03 p.m.
Financial News Suwon: Reporter Jang Choong-sik
Prosecutors have requested arrest warrants for five executives of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji) on charge of obstruction of the Corona 19 prevention activities.
The Chairman of the General Assembly, Lee Man-hee, was not included. The charge of obstruction of the prevention activities includes the concealment of the visit of a believer of the Wuhan Church, China, to a local church and the attempt to destroy the evidence, such as deletion of related materials.
On the 6th, the 6th District of the Suwon Prosecutors' Office said that an arrest warrants for five people -including Mr. A, general secretary of the General Assembly headquarters in Gwacheon - had been requested. The charges are violation of the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases, obstruction of public officials in the execution of their duties, and destruction of evidence.
They are suspected of submitting false data to the prevention authorities in February, when the Corona 19 was spreading from the Sincheonji Daegu Church.
In particular, the prosecution is said to have found circumstantial evidence that A and the others ordered the deletion of the information about the attendance of believers from the Wuhan Church, China, at local churches.
At that time, Wuhan, China, was considered to be the origin of the Corona19, and Sincheonji reportedly sought to establish churches in several Chinese cities, including Wuhan, in 2018.
In this regard, Shincheonji had explained, "The Chinese government does not give permissions to places of worship and the activity is inconvenient. As a matter of fact, the expansion of the congregation in China has stopped."
In addition, A and the others are also suspected of destroying evidence by deleting related data in view of the prosecution's forced investigation.
The questioning of the suspects before the arrest will be held at the Suwon District Court on the morning of the 8th.
Original article: https://n.news.naver.com/article/014/0004456134
The Court, "Corona Prevention," arrest warrant issued for 3 executives of Shincheonji (synthesis)
"Explanation of the criminal charges... Risk of destruction of evidence and escape"...Two of them are long-term.
Submitting false data to prevention authorities - ordering the deletion of Wuhan church members' attendance information
Article upload 2020.07.08. 9:28 p.m.
Last editing 2020.07.08. 9:29 p.m.
(Suwon Yonhap News) Reporter Kang Young-hoon
Executives of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji) have been arrested on charges of obstruction of the government's prevention activities for the coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
Jeong Yun-seop, the judge in charge of warrants at the Suwon District Court, issued arrest warrants for three people, including Mr. A, the general secretary of the General Assembly of the Gwacheon headquarters, who are accused of violating the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases, obstructing the execution of the public officers duties, and destroying evidence.
Judge Chung made the decision after holding an interrogation of five Shinchonji executives before the arrest.
The warrants for the other two were rejected.
Judge Chung explained the reason for issuing the warrant, saying, "The criminal charges have been cleared, and there is a risk of destroying evidence and fleeing."
A and others are suspected of submitting false data to the prevention authorities in February, when the Corona 19 was spreading around the Sincheonji Daegu Church.
In addition, A and the others are accused of destroying evidence by ordering the deletion of information on the attendance of the Wuhan church members, and destroying related data in preparation for the prosecution's forced investigation.
Other Shinchonji executives, were arrested on similar charges before. On the 17th of last month, the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency arrested two executives of the Daegu Church on charges of intentionally omitting the list of believers (violation of the act on infectious diseases prevention ) during the Corona 19 epidemiological investigation of the prevention authorities. Other four persons were booked without detention.
They are accused of arbitrarily deleting more than 100 church members who were reluctant to expose themselves when submitting the list of the believers to the city of Daegu.
Meanwhile, the National Association of the Shincheonji's Victims (Jeon Pi-yeon) filed a complaint with the prosecution on February 27 against Lee Man-hee (89), chairman of the General Assembly, on charges of violating the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases, embezzlement under the Specific Economic Crimes Law, and breach of trust.
The Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, which has been assigned the case, has been investigating the discrepancies between the data submitted by Shincheonji and those secured by the prevention authorities.
On May 22, it then required a forced investigation by raiding the General Assembly headquarters in Gwacheon and other facilities related to Sincheonji, including the Palace of Peace in Gapyeong, and requested arrest warrants for the Sincheonji executives about two months after that.
Original article: https://n.news.naver.com/article/001/0011733552
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